Practice golf tee



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PRACTICE GOLF TEE Filed Jan. 3l, 1947 (/a 4 /f Ma /5 Vand safe keeping thereof.

Patented Jan. 10, 1950 UN IT E D S TAT-ES T OfFFfI CE.

a-1944er EBRAG'IFICI' GOLF TEE Angle AW. Rowell, lSr., :San Antonio, Tex. Applcationilanuary 31, 1947, Serial No. l#Z-,i112 l (c1. zza- 33) .3 Claims.. `l This invention relates -to anew v.and .fnovel :golf .practice and correction `device .of which .the `folalowing is a specification. i

The primary object of .this invention :residesan .the :provision of Aa device which `.provides .for fa' lrotating tee .which .provides .fora continuous lteleing means whichis so mounted yas to .allow for the vertical adjustment Lof .the tee. j

Another object of this linvention yis the gprovision of a golf practice device which vis A.directed .for providing a guiding means :for improving'the .back-swing and follow through 'of Ithe .gojlferfs 'swing relative to the'teeing means of lfthe device.

Still another object of this invention :the provision of a device .of the character yset :forth vand for the purposes set forth which is :equally useful and beneficial 'to either right or lefthand- .ed golfers and a device which is `adaptable fpr pensive design and which is durable and long .I

lasting in use `being so constructed Aas to allow the removal of the teeing `means for thestorage Still yfurther improvementsand advantages of this invention will readily appear to thoseskilled in the art when the following description is read in the light of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a topplan view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the base block, the guide illustrated in dotted line.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. l5.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the tee wheel.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiments of this invention and in which like numerals indicate similar parts throughout the drawings a. pair of raised platforms I and 2 are provided of concrete, wood, or the like constructed at a spaced height above the ground and at a spaced parallel end to end position from each other providing standing platforms for right and left handed golfers in proper positions relative to the Practicing device positioned relative thereto.

An elongated rectangular block 3 of a suitable l2 material rand -of :suitable dimensions iis adapted .to be g placed between the platforms vI and 2 `with top lsurface .4 :thereof disposed `at a spaced .distance :belowthegtops of .said platforms. .The block is provided with 'an ioval `drainage :hole 5 downward ithroughr the center thereof vallowing :the .relmcvalrof anyzrnoisturefand dirt collecting :thereabove.

block .3 .is also :provided with a pair fof .chambersi and .11 .opening fupwardly through .the :bottom :of mhe `:block iat :equally y.spaced :distances -from lthe reenter iof the rblockilongtudinally therefrom. These chambers V.open `upwardly :through :the top .of said @block in identical .rectangular apertures .8 :and 9 which have restricted `slots =.I0 and :I1I extending ltherefromfona spaced distance @toward `the same eend `.of said block.

.Asecond elongated guide iblock A is .provided ybeing :of equal length `as the abase block fbutpof )lesser width and terminating at each end in pointed terminations I2.

Azpair of depending large headed -studssare .carried at spaced intervals ,from the under Vside .of `.theiguide in vpositions corresponding yto the apertures a8 iand-9 `and adapted for .insertion .there- .into to permit .the flocking of the heads xof said .studs beneath .the restric'tedslot when said guide lblock is .slidably `inoved their :direction upon the .upper surface .of said Vibase block.

.elongated :rectangular :slotk .I3 is provided in the upper center of the guide block longitudinal therewith and said slot is provided with vertical grooves I4 in the centers thereof opening through the bottom of the block and being bridged at Illa at the top.

A rubber bushing I5 is forcibly slidably mounted in each groove and an axle I6 is rotatably mounted in said bushings in a horizontal plane transverse the aperture and chamber. A circular wheel I'I is mounted on said axle and adapted for rotation therewith. This wheel is provided with three extending spokes I8 equally spaced about the circumference thereof and said spokes are provided at their outer ends with cupped depressions adapted to seat a golf ball I9 therein when any one of said spokes is vertically disposed above said wheel.

Thus it may be seen that golf practice tee of a new and novel construction and use has been provided.

It may be readily seen that if the guide block top and base block are of contrasting colors the pointed guide block will form a guide on either side of the teed golf ball for the back swing of the clubhead and the follow through thereof in striking the ball in a properly executed golf swing. It may also be seen that a vertically adjustable tee means is provided which maintains an easily available tee for the bali at all times.

It is to also be noted that the guide block and tee arrangement mounted therein may be easily removed from the base block for safe storage thereof. y i

It is to be understood that the materials, sizes, and coloringof anyT and all parts of the practice device set forth herein may be easily varied without departing from the spirit of the inventive concept. Having thus described and explained the con struction and function of this invention what Iv desire to claim in Letters Patent is:

l. A practice golf tee comprising an elongated block adapted to be supported in horizontal posiporting a golf ball above said block, a compressible bushing of resilient material in each of said grooves, and an axle extending through said Wheel and received at its opposite ends in said resilient bushings respectively, said bushings frictionally engaging the sides of said grooves to hold said Wheel at various positions of adjustment relative to said block and fricticnally engaging said axle to resist rotation of said wheel.

2. A practice golf tee comprising a rst block adapted to be supported below ground level and having a pair of spaced apart chambers therein open to the top of said block and having slots of a Width less than the width of said chambers extending respectively from said chambers in the same direction, a second block supported on said first block and having an elongated slot through the center portion thereof, said second block also having a pair of grooves disposed at respectively opposite sides of said slot, a pair of headedstuds depending from said second block and engageable -in the restricted slots in said first block to releasably lsecure said second block to said rst block,

- a circular wheel disposed in the slot in said second block and having means for supporting a Agolf ball above said second block, a compressible bushing of resilient material in each of the grooves in said second block, and an axle extending through said wheel and received at its opposite ends in said resilient bushings respectively, said bushing-s frictionally engaging the sides of said grooves to hold said Wheel at various positions of adjustment relative to said second block and frictionally engaging said axle to resist rotation of Y 3. A` practice golf tee comprising a rst block adapted to be supported below ground level and having a pair of spaced apart chambers therein opening through the top of said block, said rst 4block also having slots of a width less than the v vidth of said chambers extending from respective chambers in the same direction, a second .block supported on said first block and havingan elongated slot through the center portion thereof, said" second block also having a pair of grooves disposed at respectively opposite sides of said slot, a pair of headed studs depending from said second block and engageable in the slots in said first block to releasably secure said second block -to said rst block, a circular Wheel disposed in vsaid slot and having means for supporting a golf ball above said second block, a compressible bushing of resilient material in each of said grooves, and an axle extending through said Wheel and received at its opposite ends in said resilient bush- ;ings respectively, said bushings frictionally engaging the sidesof said grooves to hold said Wheel :v at various positions of adjustment relative to said block and frictionally engaging said axle to resist rotation of said Wheel, and said grooves openingto the bottom surface but terminating short `of the top surface of said second block so that said bushings cannot be removed from said second block Without rst removing said second Y block from said rst block.

ANGLE W. POWELL, SR.

REFERENCES CITED YThe following references are of record in the vi-lle of this patenstz Y NITED STATES PATENTS lNumber l Name Date i 1,803,907 Kruse May 5, 1931 f'- l,856,259 Lyons May 3, 1932 2,202,556 Jordan May 28, 1940 

